Ilex canariensis
E753139
Ilex canariensis is a broadleaf evergreen tree species native to the Canary Islands, commonly found in the archipelago’s humid laurel forests.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Ilex canariensis canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8733034 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Ilex canariensis Context triple: [Garajonay National Park, mainTreeSpecies, Ilex canariensis]
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A.
Canary Island pine
The Canary Island pine is a tall, fire-resistant conifer native to the Canary Islands, known for its long needles and ability to capture moisture from clouds.
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B.
Myrica faya
Myrica faya is an evergreen shrub or small tree native to Macaronesia, known for its dense foliage, small edible berries, and role in laurel forest ecosystems.
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C.
Cupressus sempervirens
Cupressus sempervirens is the Mediterranean cypress, an evergreen coniferous tree known for its tall, narrow form and cultural prominence in landscapes and symbolism around the Mediterranean region.
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D.
Tetraclinis
Tetraclinis is a small genus of coniferous trees in the cypress family, best known for the species Tetraclinis articulata, commonly called the sandarac or Barbary thuja.
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E.
Fouquieria columnaris
Fouquieria columnaris, commonly known as the boojum tree, is a bizarre, spiny, bottle-shaped desert plant native to the Baja California Peninsula.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Ilex canariensis Target entity description: Ilex canariensis is a broadleaf evergreen tree species native to the Canary Islands, commonly found in the archipelago’s humid laurel forests.
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A.
Canary Island pine
The Canary Island pine is a tall, fire-resistant conifer native to the Canary Islands, known for its long needles and ability to capture moisture from clouds.
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B.
Myrica faya
Myrica faya is an evergreen shrub or small tree native to Macaronesia, known for its dense foliage, small edible berries, and role in laurel forest ecosystems.
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C.
Cupressus sempervirens
Cupressus sempervirens is the Mediterranean cypress, an evergreen coniferous tree known for its tall, narrow form and cultural prominence in landscapes and symbolism around the Mediterranean region.
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D.
Tetraclinis
Tetraclinis is a small genus of coniferous trees in the cypress family, best known for the species Tetraclinis articulata, commonly called the sandarac or Barbary thuja.
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E.
Fouquieria columnaris
Fouquieria columnaris, commonly known as the boojum tree, is a bizarre, spiny, bottle-shaped desert plant native to the Baja California Peninsula.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (37)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
evergreen plant
ⓘ
plant species ⓘ tree ⓘ |
| biome | subtropical moist broadleaf forest ⓘ |
| climatePreference |
humid subtropical
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mild oceanic ⓘ |
| conservationConcern | habitat loss ⓘ |
| distribution |
laurel forests of the Canary Islands
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western Canary Islands ⓘ |
| ecoregion | Macaronesian laurel forests ⓘ |
| endemicTo | Canary Islands ⓘ |
| family | Aquifoliaceae ⓘ |
| fruitType | drupe ⓘ |
| genus | Ilex ⓘ |
| growthForm | tree ⓘ |
| habitat |
humid forest
ⓘ
laurel forest ⓘ |
| hasCommonName |
Canary holly
ⓘ
acebiño ⓘ |
| hasFlower | true ⓘ |
| hasFruit | true ⓘ |
| isAngiosperm | true ⓘ |
| isEukaryote | true ⓘ |
| isPerennial | true ⓘ |
| isPhotosynthetic | true ⓘ |
| isWoody | true ⓘ |
| kingdom | Plantae ⓘ |
| leafPhenology | evergreen ⓘ |
| leafType | broadleaf ⓘ |
| nativeTo |
Canary Islands
ⓘ
Macaronesia ⓘ |
| order | Aquifoliales ⓘ |
| photosyntheticPathway | C3 ⓘ |
| pollination | insect-pollinated ⓘ |
| reproduction | sexual reproduction ⓘ |
| taxonRank | species ⓘ |
| woodType | hardwood ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
You are a knowledge base construction expert. Given a subject entity and a description of it, return factual statements that you know for the subject as a JSON list of dictionaries(triples), where keys must be "subject", "predicate" and "object". The number of facts may be very high, between 25 to 50 or more, for very popular subjects. For less popular subjects, the number of facts can be very low, like 5 or 10. # Requirements - If you don't know the subject at all, return an empty list. - If the subject is not a named entity, return an empty list. - Include at least one triple where predicate is "instanceOf". - Do not get too wordy. - Separate several objects into multiple triples with one object.
Input
Subject: Ilex canariensis Description of subject: Ilex canariensis is a broadleaf evergreen tree species native to the Canary Islands, commonly found in the archipelago’s humid laurel forests.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.